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These are Allah’s limits. As for those who obey ‘Praise be to Allah Who has guided us to this! We
Allah and His Messenger, We will admit them would not have been guided, had Allah not
into Gardens with rivers flowing under them, re- guided us. The Messengers of our Lord came
maining in them timelessly, for ever. That is the with the Truth.’ It will be proclaimed to them:
Great Victory. (4:13) ‘This is your Garden which you have inherited
But as for those who believe and do right actions, for what you did.’ (7:43)
We will admit them into Gardens with rivers Allah has promised the men and women of the
flowing under them, remaining in them time- believers Gardens with rivers flowing under
lessly, for ever and ever. In them they will have them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever, and
spouses of perfect purity and We will admit them fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And
into cool, refreshing shade. (4:57) Allah’s good pleasure is even greater. That is the
But as for those who believe and do right actions, great victory. (9:72)
We will admit them into Gardens with rivers Allah has prepared Gardens for them with rivers
flowing under them, remaining in them time- flowing under them, remaining in them time-
lessly, for ever and ever. Allah’s promise is true. lessly, for ever. That is the great victory. (9:89)
Whose speech could be truer than Allah’s? The forerunners–the first of the Migrants
(4:122) (Muhajirun) and the Supporters (Ansar)–and
Allah made a covenant with the tribe of Israel those who have followed them in doing good:
and We raised up twelve leaders from among Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased
them. Allah said, ‘I am with you. If you perform with Him. He has prepared Gardens for them
prayer and give the alms, and believe in My with rivers flowing under them, remaining in
Messengers and respect and support them, and them timelessly, for ever and ever. That is the
make a generous loan to Allah, I will erase your great victory. (9:100)
wrong actions from you and admit you into But as for those who believe and do right actions,
Gardens with rivers flowing under them. Any of their Lord will guide them by their faith. Rivers
you who disbelieve after that have gone astray will flow under them in Gardens of Delight.
from the right way.’ (5:12) (10:9)
Allah will reward them for what they say with It is He Who stretched out the earth and placed
Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remain- firmly embedded mountains and rivers in it and
ing in them timelessly, for ever. That is the rec- made two types of every kind of fruit. He covers
ompense of the good-doers. (5:85) over day with night. There are Signs in that for
Allah will say, ‘This is the Day when the sincerity people who reflect. (13:3)
of the sincere will benefit them. They will have He sends down water from the sky and river-beds
Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remain- fill up and flow according to their size, and the
ing in them timelessly, for ever and ever. Allah is floodwater carries with it an increasing layer of
pleased with them and they are pleased with scum; a similar kind of scum comes from what
Him. That is the Great Victory.’ (5:119) you heat up in the fire, when you desire to make
Have they not seen how many generations We jewellery or other things. That is how Allah de-
destroyed before them which We had estab- picts the true and the false. As for the scum, it is
lished on the earth far more firmly than We have quickly swept away. But as for that which is of
established you? We sent down heaven upon use to people, it remains behind in the ground.
them in abundant rain and made rivers flow That is a metaphor which Allah has made.
under them. But We destroyed them for their (13:17)
wrong actions and raised up further generations What is the Garden promised to those who guard
after them. (6:6) against evil like? It has rivers flowing under it and
We will strip away any rancour in their hearts. its foodstuffs and cool shade never fail. That is
Rivers will flow under them and they will say, the final fate of those who guard against evil. But
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